Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1887-04-07

"RamDIer" Drops Around into newark
what is Going on In the Coilsge-Town'

?. w. & b. Railroad, yesterday,
Rambler" was In twenty minutes
here after let OF on the main street, ~
he east end OF Newark. Formerly the
stopping place for the train was ct least
three quarters OF q mile South OF the
Town. and ten cent ride in "ouss
landed the passengers about the WASH
inQton House, near the west end OF the
TOW n. Lively railroad competition mas
made this charge The Baltimore ana
Ohio Railroad Company ran their b. q
P, road through the west end OF the
town and along back Of the college,
skirtiug the town the whole length.
This put the P, W. & b. Road az q
d isad vantage, and not to be outcome
the latter ran branch right up 10 the
east end aud now completes for liberal
share Ct Newark travel. This Is great
convenience TO Newark. A goooiy
number Of passengers left the TAIN az
Newark, amongst them party evi.
IDENTIFY not on the way to house OF
mourning. In the party was seen the
stately fern of the nov (not then)
Deputy Attorney General OF the state
of delaware. Instead o. being loaded
down with law books, his hands and
arms we're loaded with caSoas, boxes
and my sterious bundles. Several ladies
with tho attorney were similarly
loaded. A few moments after~afu
"Ram bier" saw him totipg his load OF
boxes and bundles into a handse me
residence.
"To.morrow we will greet you as al
Benedict" said "Eambler" as he pas
| ed. The hands lme disciple OF sack.
stone waved his hand and said, "thank
you" To.dsy's news tells the ta!e'
There was q wedding there last night,
and Thomas Davis, Esq IL q bsnedic''
Well, the Delaware college trustees
were in session down 81 the college and
lthitherward "Rambler" rsmoied.
What a splendid location Delaware
College has! There are but few pubic
institutions that have handsome PARK
of naples, amongst which broad sand
ed carriage and fooJway ran mp to the
jbroad, spacious steps TO the piazza sur
rounded by monster woodeu columns
That might be taken for marble by the
lunsophistic ,ted.
1 Well, here we are in the college, out
the trustees and faculty are discussing
Educational matters around long,
we'll spread board NJ the Deer Park
Hotel. Hilarious voices from rooms
loverhead remind us OF the old saying
THAT "when the cats away the mice
Twill play" Rambler" feeling that be
was perhaps treading on forbidden ter
ritory retraced his steps and took out
side observations. The buildings are a
stately pile, but old fashioned. They
lwere imposing In their day, but they
: ineed rem odelipg to bring them up u
., 1.-The popular architecture OF the day anc
'imake them look more like modern edu
n icational institutions.
That they have bucolic air cauno
be denied, but the twelve light lozl'
, windows somehow gave the building
an ancient appearance reaching back Z
the Corinttian architectural age. Bu
3 the Delaware College buildings iron
, Ian outside view do not do themse We
Icredit. The inside facilities are first
=, Iclass. The oratory is a splendid lec;ur
hall AID every thing is IL first cias
Icondition. This is Delaware Ike, CON
~ fort before show.
III To the Deer Park Hotel 'Eomhler
y turned his steps. There ia Luinbe
- tof men in 8 lot to The right engage
- with picks, Lhovels, wEeeioaT.oNs AZ
= lcarts.
They are digging the cellar and fcCr
oldatlons for ApCrew D0nnclls new houI
which when completed Will IL Is said
i 1.-The handsomesr residence In the plsc
But here we are at Deer Park, just
- time to see twenty one Trustees emeri
70 from the spacious dining room, tach TO
lmidably armed with a tJotA-plCk whit
81 they were dexterously usils betwot
~ the molars First in this party cau
" Gov e: nor Biggs arm in arm With e.
}" Governor Stookley. Then cut steppe
stately Charlie" Lore, everybody
IL man, sI1ilinE; well, no always smiles
Then in succession came h1ddle5S@
. William Reynolds, W no IL lot ashsme
y that he is graduate OF Delaware 10
80 lege, aud D.. Marshall, OF MILFORD
" another graduate, who Gays he wi
a always stand BY old Delaware Cole;
~ and try 20 make hsr the prids OF u
~ State. Here comes eE-EtcTa:ary
~ State W. +. Causey with p!easa
~ greeting for "Rambler," and Mere
&c John +. Williamson and number
IL others, all true friends CT the coles
=, t"han0.ef" was invited to 20 back al
~ 90 through tse college, ous az for {
~ meeting oI trustees, vel! t1st 8ae p
- vate, as "a particular subject wa5 uLC
>. consideration.
~ Tne aubieet alluded to was a lit
ny misunderstanding oecween PfesIi,
ay Caldwell aud the other inemhtrs OF
ios faculty. a oouInittee previously
,eu pointed had condensed the diaical:
into proper shape to be presented 70
,ns beard. President Caldwell in maxi
his annual report had not submitted
~ &c the other melnb OF the scalty,a
-. ~ It IL said thar this report contained !
~ erences when reflected upon the otI
70 members. When the matter was
Us Us siitsd down "a popular understand
was arrived al, and after ali no one
'hu ticularly was TO b'ame. The matt
pertaining to the college IN general
.Sn celved a full overhaullDgi and re9C
~ tion was passed declaring that no
was practically at fault and that o.
a strict adherence TO the regulate
and by-laWs was necessary 10 prev
ro, al tuluEe diticultiet.
II "a however no secret tnat Deiaw
49, College Is not supported as 1t ehoul Ia
b" o. Delaw areans who are going Oui
80 the State to be educated at other {
49, ieEes Tie institution was not suf
~ rln2 Tor want Of funds 10 much as
"a q want of students. Even the
D.. state scholarships were uot oil tai
tup. II somehow eouuds better 10
~ graduate from Princeton, Harvard
Yale than to be- grad q ate OF Dela~
49, college. The institution Is in IL Ii
80 rate state Of efficiency, tire faculty
~ learning and ability IS The equal
a ., other colleges, the location ls ssluosi
Iess and healthy, BOARD was cheap, bu5 !
3fo tdeDJs we've few.
H. That is what Is the matter. d
ware College wants aud should h
m, 'more students. a Chinese wall OF
81. TO ne Dut5 across the upper cid o.!
Or. STATE to tura the tide gong TO no.
ia ern colleges towards Delaware Coll,
serti But enough of the college wall
ISG che east end of the town brou
Kan b CT" down to the ruins of
wa lean Wooden Mills. Here he he
- thar Mr. Dann WAS YarY sick. indea,